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  <div class="section" id="autorcc">
<span id="prop_tgt:AUTORCC"></span><h1>AUTORCC<a class="headerlink" href="#autorcc" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>Should the target be processed with auto-rcc (for Qt projects).</p>
<p><span class="target" id="index-0-prop_tgt:AUTORCC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="#prop_tgt:AUTORCC" title="AUTORCC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTORCC</span></code></a> is a boolean specifying whether CMake will handle
the Qt <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rcc</span></code> code generator automatically, i.e. without having to use
the <span class="target" id="index-0-module:FindQt4"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../module/FindQt4.html#module:FindQt4" title="FindQt4"><code class="xref cmake cmake-module docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">QT4_ADD_RESOURCES()</span></code></a> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">QT5_ADD_RESOURCES()</span></code>
macro.  Currently Qt4 and Qt5 are supported.</p>
<p>When this property is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ON</span></code>, CMake will handle <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">.qrc</span></code> files added
as target sources at build time and invoke <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rcc</span></code> accordingly.
This property is initialized by the value of the <span class="target" id="index-0-variable:CMAKE_AUTORCC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../variable/CMAKE_AUTORCC.html#variable:CMAKE_AUTORCC" title="CMAKE_AUTORCC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-variable docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CMAKE_AUTORCC</span></code></a>
variable if it is set when a target is created.</p>
<p>By default <span class="target" id="index-1-prop_tgt:AUTORCC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="#prop_tgt:AUTORCC" title="AUTORCC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTORCC</span></code></a> is processed by a
<span class="target" id="index-0-command:add_custom_command"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../command/add_custom_command.html#command:add_custom_command" title="add_custom_command"><code class="xref cmake cmake-command docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">custom</span> <span class="pre">command</span></code></a>.
If the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">.qrc</span></code> file is <span class="target" id="index-0-prop_sf:GENERATED"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_sf/GENERATED.html#prop_sf:GENERATED" title="GENERATED"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_sf docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">GENERATED</span></code></a>, a
<span class="target" id="index-0-command:add_custom_target"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../command/add_custom_target.html#command:add_custom_target" title="add_custom_target"><code class="xref cmake cmake-command docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">custom</span> <span class="pre">target</span></code></a> is used instead.</p>
<p>When there are multiple <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">.qrc</span></code> files with the same name, CMake will
generate unspecified unique output file names for <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rcc</span></code>.  Therefore, if
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Q_INIT_RESOURCE()</span></code> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Q_CLEANUP_RESOURCE()</span></code> need to be used, the
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">.qrc</span></code> file name must be unique.</p>
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<h2>Modifiers<a class="headerlink" href="#modifiers" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p><span class="target" id="index-0-prop_tgt:AUTORCC_EXECUTABLE"></span><a class="reference internal" href="AUTORCC_EXECUTABLE.html#prop_tgt:AUTORCC_EXECUTABLE" title="AUTORCC_EXECUTABLE"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTORCC_EXECUTABLE</span></code></a>:
The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rcc</span></code> executable will be detected automatically, but can be forced to
a certain binary by setting this target property.</p>
<p><span class="target" id="index-0-prop_sf:AUTORCC_OPTIONS"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_sf/AUTORCC_OPTIONS.html#prop_sf:AUTORCC_OPTIONS" title="AUTORCC_OPTIONS"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_sf docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTORCC_OPTIONS</span></code></a>:
Additional command line options for <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rcc</span></code> can be set via this <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">.qrc</span></code>
source file property.</p>
<p><span class="target" id="index-0-prop_sf:SKIP_AUTORCC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_sf/SKIP_AUTORCC.html#prop_sf:SKIP_AUTORCC" title="SKIP_AUTORCC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_sf docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SKIP_AUTORCC</span></code></a>:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">.qrc</span></code> files can be excluded from <span class="target" id="index-2-prop_tgt:AUTORCC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="#prop_tgt:AUTORCC" title="AUTORCC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTORCC</span></code></a> processing by
setting this source file property.</p>
<p><span class="target" id="index-0-prop_sf:SKIP_AUTOGEN"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_sf/SKIP_AUTOGEN.html#prop_sf:SKIP_AUTOGEN" title="SKIP_AUTOGEN"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_sf docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SKIP_AUTOGEN</span></code></a>:
Source files can be excluded from <span class="target" id="index-0-prop_tgt:AUTOMOC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="AUTOMOC.html#prop_tgt:AUTOMOC" title="AUTOMOC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTOMOC</span></code></a>,
<span class="target" id="index-0-prop_tgt:AUTOUIC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="AUTOUIC.html#prop_tgt:AUTOUIC" title="AUTOUIC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTOUIC</span></code></a> and <span class="target" id="index-3-prop_tgt:AUTORCC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="#prop_tgt:AUTORCC" title="AUTORCC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTORCC</span></code></a> processing by
setting this source file property.</p>
<p><span class="target" id="index-0-prop_gbl:AUTOGEN_SOURCE_GROUP"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_gbl/AUTOGEN_SOURCE_GROUP.html#prop_gbl:AUTOGEN_SOURCE_GROUP" title="AUTOGEN_SOURCE_GROUP"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_gbl docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTOGEN_SOURCE_GROUP</span></code></a>:
This global property can be used to group files generated by
<span class="target" id="index-1-prop_tgt:AUTOMOC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="AUTOMOC.html#prop_tgt:AUTOMOC" title="AUTOMOC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTOMOC</span></code></a> or <span class="target" id="index-4-prop_tgt:AUTORCC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="#prop_tgt:AUTORCC" title="AUTORCC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTORCC</span></code></a> together in an IDE, e.g.  in MSVS.</p>
<p><span class="target" id="index-0-prop_gbl:AUTOGEN_TARGETS_FOLDER"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_gbl/AUTOGEN_TARGETS_FOLDER.html#prop_gbl:AUTOGEN_TARGETS_FOLDER" title="AUTOGEN_TARGETS_FOLDER"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_gbl docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTOGEN_TARGETS_FOLDER</span></code></a>:
This global property can be used to group <span class="target" id="index-2-prop_tgt:AUTOMOC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="AUTOMOC.html#prop_tgt:AUTOMOC" title="AUTOMOC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTOMOC</span></code></a>,
<span class="target" id="index-1-prop_tgt:AUTOUIC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="AUTOUIC.html#prop_tgt:AUTOUIC" title="AUTOUIC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTOUIC</span></code></a> and <span class="target" id="index-5-prop_tgt:AUTORCC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="#prop_tgt:AUTORCC" title="AUTORCC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTORCC</span></code></a> targets together in an IDE,
e.g.  in MSVS.</p>
<p><span class="target" id="index-0-variable:CMAKE_GLOBAL_AUTORCC_TARGET"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../variable/CMAKE_GLOBAL_AUTORCC_TARGET.html#variable:CMAKE_GLOBAL_AUTORCC_TARGET" title="CMAKE_GLOBAL_AUTORCC_TARGET"><code class="xref cmake cmake-variable docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CMAKE_GLOBAL_AUTORCC_TARGET</span></code></a>:
A global <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">autorcc</span></code> target that depends on all <span class="target" id="index-6-prop_tgt:AUTORCC"></span><a class="reference internal" href="#prop_tgt:AUTORCC" title="AUTORCC"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_tgt docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AUTORCC</span></code></a> targets
in the project will be generated when this variable is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ON</span></code>.</p>
<p>See the <span class="target" id="index-0-manual:cmake-qt(7)"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../manual/cmake-qt.7.html#manual:cmake-qt(7)" title="cmake-qt(7)"><code class="xref cmake cmake-manual docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">cmake-qt(7)</span></code></a> manual for more information on using CMake
with Qt.</p>
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